Bristol police investigate possible attempted abduction

Bristol police are investigating reports that a man tried to get a 9-year-old boy into the back of a van Monday evening.

The 9-year-old said he was walking in the area of Beech Street and North Pond Street just before 7:30 p.m. when a van, described as gray or green with no back windows parked across the street from his location.

The boy said a man, described as a light-skinned black man with a beard or possible goatee, 5 feet 7 inches tall, dressed in a dark winter coat and baseball hat exited the van.

The boy said the man then approached hi and said "Get in the van!"

The 9-year-old ran home.

Several Bristol police officers arrived at the scene quickly to investigate, but the van and driver were not located.